Greetings Members, Friends and Students of CUPWA !
Today begins the GOD AND GODDESS OF THE WEEK.
I will be posting a God and Goddess Of The Week on each Monday.
I will do one pantheon at a time.
{{I apologize that there isn't a photo. Once I figure out how to get one attached to the blog post, I will start posting photos with them}}. lol.
Please make note ;
It might take me a while to get through some of the pantheon's so please be patient. :) (Thanks in advance).
Please understand too, that some pantheon's have hundreds of Gods and Goddesses and I may not be able to post every single one of them.
I am going to try my best to make sure we cover the most important ones, the most prominent ones, especially those Gods and Goddesses who might be called upon during ritual and/or times of spellwork.
Even though I will be trying to cover the most important ones, I will also be listing some Gods and Goddesses of minor prominence.
If I list one that you've never heard of, this would be a great indication that some research is needed and could possibly make a great topic of discussion !! :)
Which reminds me ;
If you wish to discuss a God and Goddess further, please start a topic
TITLED WITH THAT GOD AND/OR GODDESS'S NAME under the Discussion tab at the facebook page!! (Thanks again, in advance).
Once the God and Goddess is posted, it will be up to you to do the research, to find out more about them, to find out where they belong in the pantheon, what the stories and/or legends are behind them, etc.
I do realize that some of you may not be long out of high school and probably remember some of the Greek myths from your classroom.
But keep in mind ...
In the path of the Witch, we begin to see these Gods and Goddesses just a bit differently than a mere "lesson". They come alive. They are our Omnipotent forces behind our prayers, wishes , desires , needs and wants. They are powerful. They are real.
And we should always be mindful of this and treat them with due respect.
We are going to begin with the Greek Gods and Goddesses. The Greek religion is one of the most versatile and vast domains of the topic of religion. The religion, the mythological figures as well as all of the Gods and Goddesses have played an important role in the Greek legends, poems and literature and many of the stories were inspired by the Greek Gods and Goddesses.
They can be classified into 3 segments, according to heirarchy and/or authority and their prominence. The most prominent ones are the OLYMPIAN Deities. The Olympian Deities were worshipped by the entire Greek civilization and you will find them in almost every story and legend. The second segment are the PRIMORDIAL Gods and Goddesses who had less power than the Olympian. The 3rd segment are the REGIONAL Deities. The Regional Deities were like the Titans, the Nymphs, the Giants, etc.
I am not going to put the Gods and Goddesses in any particular authoritative order. It will be up to you to determine their authority and/or their prominence as well as their associations to anything, including colors , directions, gems, etc. (if any).
I will give you their representations (God of ; Goddess of ;, etc.).
I may give a tidbit more information, but not much !!
Mostly just the representations.
So again, it will be left up to you to take some initiative and do the research on these legends, these stories and these Gods and Goddesses.
Make it fun for yourself and enjoy doing it.
God and Goddess Blessings ... to each of you,
Rain Dove
AETHER ;
GOD OF LIGHT. THE SON OF EREBOS AND NYX. (ALSO KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF OURANOS (ALSO SPELLED URANUS).
NYX ;
GODDESS OF NIGHT. SHE HAD TWIN SONS. HYPNOS , THE GOD OF SLEEP AND THANATOS, GOD OF DEATH.
